Noah's 9 Month Well Visit

My it has been a long time since I have posted anything!  I guess there has not been anything that is 'post' worthy happening in our lives.  Though if I really think about it there has been much going on!!  

Anyways, today was Noah's 9 month visit with our pediatrician and I was a bit nervous about it because well, he is still not moving!!  I think as a new mom I still have these moments of sheer panic when my child is not meeting those milestones in the time that books or websites say they should be.  Plus I have other children (cough cough) to compare him too.  All that to say that during our visit I voiced my concern.  She was very sweet about it, and by sweet I mean no lecture about his lack of tummy time, and said for me to call back in a month to see where he is at.  Then they will look into it.  He is strong all other places, but not his trunk.  Personally I think he is on the verge of being overly content that even if a toy lays just out of reach he is not too concerned about getting it.  He will just lay on his back and talk, babble, and scream.  What a boy!! 

Here are his stats (I find babies stats fascinating!)

Weight: 22.7 pounds (but it feel like 25 pounds)/75%

Head: No idea but it is the 50% (which I think can't be right because then that means 50% of children can not fit into the one size fits all hats?)

Height:28.5 inches/75%

We are so thankful that Noah is a growing, happy, and healthy little boy.  

This explains everything.

Advice

So I am having a few problems with Noah's sleeping arrangement.  I have this constant back and forth feeling on the whole crib bumper issue.  I get concerned that he may roll into it and not be able to breathe (yes I am that type of person!!), so my answer to that dilemma was to put the crib bumper on the outside of the crib.  Which worked beautifully!  It caught all of the paci's that were about to fall out (with a little help from two chubby little hands), it was a wonderful 'view' blocker for my curious son's eyes, and well it just seemed to work.  Until he woke up the other day with a slate indented face.  I guess he had fallen asleep with his face up against the slates and when he woke up it had a nice red slate mark from the tip of his chin to his forehead.  I cringed.  Then put the bumper in the crib.  Then late last night (midnight to be exact) I lay there wondering if it should be in the crib, maybe he would get all scrunched up against it (I am sure you can tell where my thoughts were going..) So I took it out, okay Kelly took it out, and I slept better for it. 

Now some of you may be thinking I am one crazy, and overly concerned, parent but I guess that is the way I am!  So if any of you have advice, think I should just leave the bumper in, or anything at all please let me know!  I would appreciate it....

This is usually how I find Noah at the end of his nap...

This is how I get our laundry done...

Extreme Decorating

Who knew it could lead to this?  Last week I poked my finger on a piece of wire from the garland I was hanging; it was so small that I had to take it out with tweezers.  Then two days later, many trips to the drugstore, two nights on the couch and two doctors visits later I have an infection (which was caused by this wire).  I guess the lovely infection decided to make itself at home in my tendon and joint (painful!!) but I am thankfully on the mend.  I just like to wear this now for the sympathy.  Oh and the fact that my son always has some body part flailing around me at all times.  

That's right.  I bet no one ever thought of decorating as extreme or dangerous.